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‘If . . . Then I’ll Be Happy!’
Psychologists tell us that our brains tend to miss-predict what will actually bring us happiness. We assume that if we achieve certain things in our life, ...
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Gratitude Training 101
Shawn Achor, a psychologist who teaches at Harvard, suggests that we can train our brains to become more grateful by setting aside just five minutes a ...
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Here’s How Winning the Lottery Makes You Miserable
If you win the Powerball jackpot, you may not be as lucky as you may think. Many winners befall the so-called curse of the lottery, with some squandering ...
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19-Year-Old Survives Being Frozen but is 'Disappointed'
In late December of 1980, something of a miracle occurred in Lengby, MN. A man named Wally Nelson awoke to find the body of a 19-year-old girl named Jean ...
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The Surprising Benefits of Gratitude Among Children
In Making Grateful Kids, Jeffey Froh shares how school psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Froh summarizes his team's research on the benefits of gratitude among ...
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William Bradford's Last Thanksgiving had an Eternal Perspective
The book, Mayflower , by Nathaniel Philbrick is the story of the Pilgrims coming to America in 1620. Their governor and spiritual leader here was William ...
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The Dramatic Health Benefits of Gratitude
More and more researchers are finding that gratitude doesn't just make you feel like a better person, it's actually good for your health. Professor ...
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Aldi Succeeds by Limiting Choice
About 70 years ago, brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht, fresh from military service in World War II, took over their family's store in Germany, a mining ...
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Missionary Pioneer 'Holds Possessions Very Lightly'
In Giving It All Away David Green relates that Bob Hoskins, a missionary pioneer who along with his son Rob founded the outstanding ministry called OneHope, ...
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Indian Rickshaw Driver Finds the Secret of Happiness
In Break Open The Sky, Steve Bauman describes the opening scene of Happy, a documentary that explores the nature of happiness, where we meet Manoj Singh, ...
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